![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/where-the-gladiators-cast-are-now/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Gladiators-stars-what-theyre-upto.jpg&description=As the new Gladiators is set to make a return to TV this year, we take a look back at the original '90s cast and everything they've been up to since they were watched by millions It's been 23 years since the original series of Gladiators was last on our screens, and now the iconic gameshow is set to make a comeback on BBC with classic and updated challenges. A new generation of muscle-bound stars will take on the ultimate test of speed and strength, inspired by the popular TV show than ran for eight years on ITV until the year 2000. With fans thrilled over the announcement of the 11-episode series, it's hard not to remember the original Gladiators as we knew and loved them back in the nineties. Life off-camera has since proven to be just as action-packed for the athletes, with some forced to ditch their characters and delve into new career paths. Here is where they all are now... Falcon joined the hit TV show for its second series in 1993 and was well known amongst fans as the 'nicest' Gladiator. She also made appearances on International Gladiators, and remained a core character until 1999. In the years following her TV fame, Bernadette worked as a fitness instructor in Basingstoke. In March, Bernadette tragically died at the age of 59 following a cancer diagnosis. Her death was announced by Rick Jango, the partner of Falcon's sister, on social media. In the tribute, he said: "She never had a bad word to say about anyone, indeed she was always known as the nicest Gladiator, always stopping to speak and sign autographs for anyone." Shadow was one of the most popular stars of the hit ITV series but was axed from the show in 1995 after being caught snorting cocaine and testing positive for steroids. In 2009, he went into rehab and stayed clean for a while, however, he was eventually back on illegal drugs. Michael Jefferson King, now aged 61, was jailed in 2021 for his part in a blackmail plot, where he threatened to kneecap a drug-user if he did not pay a £1,000 debt.){kind=link}
As the new Gladiators is set to make a return to TV this year, we take a look back at the original ’90s cast and everything they’ve been up to since they were watched by millions
It’s been 23 years since the original series of Gladiators was last on our screens, and now the iconic gameshow is set to make a comeback on BBC with classic and updated challenges.
A new generation of muscle-bound stars will take on the ultimate test of speed and strength, inspired by the popular TV show than ran for eight years on ITV until the year 2000.
With fans thrilled over the announcement of the 11-episode series, it’s hard not to remember the original Gladiators as we knew and loved them back in the nineties.
Life off-camera has since proven to be just as action-packed for the athletes, with some forced to ditch their characters and delve into new career paths. Here is where they all are now…